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. >> reporter: the u.n. says tens of thousands of somalis, most of them children, have died in the last three months. and that the famine will spread across all of southern somalia in the next two months without more aid. 3.7 million somalis-- that's over half the population-- are in urgent need of help. the u.n. has less than half the money it's asked for. that's $596 million short. and these islamist militants take much of the blame. the al shabaab have forced aid agencies out of the famine zone and they have taxed aid that comes in. the americans don't want aid the greater risk is that tens of thousands or more somali children will die without it. hundreds of thousands died in the famine of 20 years ago, so it's no wonder so many have treked to vast refugee camps here in kenya where those who remember fear history will repeat itself. >> i've never been able to get somalia out of my skin, if you like. and since i was here in 1992 and when i look around and i see it again... these are very resilient people
. >> reporter: the u.n. says tens of thousands of somalis, most of them children, have died in the last three months. and that the famine will spread across all of southern somalia in the next two months without more aid. 3.7 million somalis-- that's over half the population-- are in urgent need of help. the u.n. has less than half the money it's asked for. that's $596 million short. and these islamist militants take much of the blame. the al shabaab have forced aid agencies out of the...
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kevin rudd, australia's minister for foreign affairs, witnessed conditions firsthand today at a u.n. world food program camp in somalia. he warned that the situation is dire. >> this will be five times as bad come the end of the year if we don't act now. it's as simple as that. people like the brits, the canadians, ourselves, we put our best foot forward and there are other countries as well, but we do need more. but it is a direct appeal to people across the world, governments across the world to do their bit. >> brown: a u.n. donors conference set for wednesday in nairobi, kenya, will try to raise as much as a billion dollars in aid money. meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled from somalia into kenya. martin geissler of independent telelvision news is spending time at three hospitals there this week. and be advised: this story contains disturbing images. >> reporter: this is the biggest humanitarian crisis on earth. the intensive care unit at this hospital. the children they treat here have made it out of somalia but only just. the influx of refugees has put a huge
kevin rudd, australia's minister for foreign affairs, witnessed conditions firsthand today at a u.n. world food program camp in somalia. he warned that the situation is dire. >> this will be five times as bad come the end of the year if we don't act now. it's as simple as that. people like the brits, the canadians, ourselves, we put our best foot forward and there are other countries as well, but we do need more. but it is a direct appeal to people across the world, governments across the...
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officials with the u.n. assistance mission in afghanistan blamed 80% of the killings on insurgents. >> this dramatic growth was mainly due to the use of landmine-like pressure plate, improvised explosive devices or i.e.d.s by the anti-government elements. we at unnama documented 1,462 civilian deaths. >> sreenivasan: nato air strikes -- mainly involving helicopters -- were the leading cause of civilian deaths by international forces. the first american combat forces began leaving afghanistan today as part of a gradual pull-out. army national guard units from iowa boarded a military plane at the bagram airbase terminal. they're among some 1,000 troops set to leave afghanistan this month. last month, president obama announced he is withdrawing 10,000 u.s. troops this year. the remaining 23,000 will leave by september of next year. in india, investigators in mumbai searched for clues in wednesday's triple bombing that killed 17 people and wounded 130 more. others demanded answers to how the city was attacked ag
officials with the u.n. assistance mission in afghanistan blamed 80% of the killings on insurgents. >> this dramatic growth was mainly due to the use of landmine-like pressure plate, improvised explosive devices or i.e.d.s by the anti-government elements. we at unnama documented 1,462 civilian deaths. >> sreenivasan: nato air strikes -- mainly involving helicopters -- were the leading cause of civilian deaths by international forces. the first american combat forces began leaving...
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this is how our journey begins-- in the only safe mode of transport u.n. aid workers have- - in the backs of armored vehicles manned by peacekeepers from burundi wielding machine guns. through the window, glimpses of the failed capital of a failed state. on the road out of mogadishu, we can see some of the 400,000 refugees living in makeshift camps. first, they fled the fighting; now, it's famine and drought. we reach the badbaado camp where unicef's director for somalia is dressed as if for battle. she can't know how many in this teeming tent city are sympathizers with militants linked to al qaeda. and everywhere, there are men with guns-- militiamen from squabbling rival clans, as well as burundian forces keeping watch in case food queues turn into riots. on this pickup truck, there's what looks like a child soldier. he says he's 18; his cousin says he's 13, the latest recruit to somalia's decades old cycle of violence. and if delivering aid amid mogadishu's ruins is difficult, imagine how hard it may prove where famine has been declared. >> reporter: an
this is how our journey begins-- in the only safe mode of transport u.n. aid workers have- - in the backs of armored vehicles manned by peacekeepers from burundi wielding machine guns. through the window, glimpses of the failed capital of a failed state. on the road out of mogadishu, we can see some of the 400,000 refugees living in makeshift camps. first, they fled the fighting; now, it's famine and drought. we reach the badbaado camp where unicef's director for somalia is dressed as if for...
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delegation on hand, led by u.n. ambassador susan rice. she also opened the new u.s. embassy in juba, along with former secretary of state colin powell, who helped broker the 2005 accord. also there, the president of sudan, omar al-bashir. he remains under international indictment for alleged war crimes committed in darfur, to the west. >> ( translated ): for the sake of peace, we have accepted the separation of the south out of the united sudan so that they can form a new country. although we believe that the unity of sudan was best for the north and the south. >> woodruff: the new nation of south sudan instantly became one of the world's poorest, despite extensive oil reserves. bashir's government in the north has controlled the oil industry for years. for more on what the new nation faces, we turn to rebecca hamilton, a pulitzer center reporter, who has been covering sudan for years. she recently reported from there for the "newshour" and the "washington post." she joins us now from new york. >> still rebecca hamilton, thank you for being with us. >> pleasure. >> w
delegation on hand, led by u.n. ambassador susan rice. she also opened the new u.s. embassy in juba, along with former secretary of state colin powell, who helped broker the 2005 accord. also there, the president of sudan, omar al-bashir. he remains under international indictment for alleged war crimes committed in darfur, to the west. >> ( translated ): for the sake of peace, we have accepted the separation of the south out of the united sudan so that they can form a new country....
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in lebanon, a u.n.-backed tribunal issued indictments today in the assassination of former prime minister rafik hariri. he was one of 23 people killed in a massive truck bombing in beirut, six years ago. he was a prominent sunni leader, and supporters demanded justice. lebanese officials said one of the indicted was a senior member of hezbollah. the shi-ite militant group backed by iran has threatened violence if anyone tries to arrest one of its members. german lawmakers have approved plans to shutter all nuclear plants by 2022. the vote today endorsed the government's decision to move to other forms of energy, after the nuclear plant disaster in japan. the german environment minister called the vote a technological and economic revolution. >> ( translated ): i believe this is a real turning point for our country, with which our country is agreeing on a common project. ladies and gentlemen, it is a national community project that we are approving today. >> sreenivasan: german industry and neighboring c
in lebanon, a u.n.-backed tribunal issued indictments today in the assassination of former prime minister rafik hariri. he was one of 23 people killed in a massive truck bombing in beirut, six years ago. he was a prominent sunni leader, and supporters demanded justice. lebanese officials said one of the indicted was a senior member of hezbollah. the shi-ite militant group backed by iran has threatened violence if anyone tries to arrest one of its members. german lawmakers have approved plans to...
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the u.n. is starting an airlift of food aid to drought-stricken parts of southern somalia. it is venturing for the first time in two years into areas that had been banned by the militant group al shabab. the world food program will send five tons of high energy bars into dolo, on the border with ethiopia, on thursday. the agency's feeding efforts will reach about 175,000 people. and it aims to stem the flow of people fleeing their homes to kenya and ethiopia in search of aid. weapons linked to a u.s. law enforcement operation targeting mexican drug cartels have been recovered from nearly 50 crime scenes in mexico. that is according to a new report from republican congressional investigators. the controversial program, run by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives, is known as "fast and furious." it was designed so a.t.f. agents could track illegal gunrunners along the border, but many of the weapons ended up in mexico. in washington, the a.t.f. official who oversaw part of the program came under fire today from the chairman of the committee investigating i
the u.n. is starting an airlift of food aid to drought-stricken parts of southern somalia. it is venturing for the first time in two years into areas that had been banned by the militant group al shabab. the world food program will send five tons of high energy bars into dolo, on the border with ethiopia, on thursday. the agency's feeding efforts will reach about 175,000 people. and it aims to stem the flow of people fleeing their homes to kenya and ethiopia in search of aid. weapons linked to...
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the world food program said it is the first airlift to arrive there since the u.n. declared a famine in parts of somalia last week. meanwhile, humanitarian agencies are doubling efforts across the border in kenya, where thousands of somalis have fled for food and shelter. the u.n. estimates more than 11 million people in east africa need aid as a result of the drought. landslides killed at least 36 people in south korea today. they were triggered by torrential downpours which dumped 15 inches of rain in and around seoul in just 17 hours. the deluge turned the capital city's streets into gushing creeks. rescue crews used ropes to pull people trapped in partially submerged cars to safety. weather forecasters warned another ten inches of rain could fall in seoul through friday. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: autoworkers and detroit's carmakers have opened labor negotiations for the first time since escaping a near-death experience during the recession. and this time the expectations have changed. kicking off with a ceremonial ha
the world food program said it is the first airlift to arrive there since the u.n. declared a famine in parts of somalia last week. meanwhile, humanitarian agencies are doubling efforts across the border in kenya, where thousands of somalis have fled for food and shelter. the u.n. estimates more than 11 million people in east africa need aid as a result of the drought. landslides killed at least 36 people in south korea today. they were triggered by torrential downpours which dumped 15 inches...
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engang says the u.n.'s millennium development goals don't stress mental health, so there's little incentive to spend more among nations straining to meet the targets. >> we are not valued or judged at the end of the 2015 by mental health. so you must understand if7ç ministers of health in these countries do not spend their money there because the indicators are not there. >> reporter: it's a problem that harvard medical anthropologist byron good sees the world over: issues like h.i.v. and infant mortality get most of the attention and most of the money. >> one of the reasons that mental illnesses tend not to show up on public health statistics is because many people have a chronic illness that doesn't kill them.çç so if you're using mortality statistics, you find infant and maternal mortality to be much more of a problem. as we've begun to move toward non-communicable diseases, then people begin to measure years of life with a disability and to everyone's surprise, when they measure years of life wit
engang says the u.n.'s millennium development goals don't stress mental health, so there's little incentive to spend more among nations straining to meet the targets. >> we are not valued or judged at the end of the 2015 by mental health. so you must understand if7ç ministers of health in these countries do not spend their money there because the indicators are not there. >> reporter: it's a problem that harvard medical anthropologist byron good sees the world over: issues like...
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but farmer, appointed u.n. deputy special envoy to haiti in 2009 and his colleagues will be there for the long and arduous journey back. and dr. paul farmer is the author of haiti after the earthquake. and he joins us now. dr. farmer, welcome back to the program. i would like to begin our conversation with an excerpt of an interview you and i did near the ruined airport in port-au-prince as you were about to take off for a conference in montreal to ask the government of the world to get involve mad rebuilding haiti. i asked you how you were going to do it. and here is what you had to say. >> well, you have to do it and say let's plan this out. this is not something that's going to be over in two or three weeks or two or three months this is rebuilding, you know, you've been all the places i've been. rebuilding this is going to take many, many years. >> how do you keep the world engaged and understanding that this is a long-term process? >> well, i don't know but we're all going it to try. especially those of us
but farmer, appointed u.n. deputy special envoy to haiti in 2009 and his colleagues will be there for the long and arduous journey back. and dr. paul farmer is the author of haiti after the earthquake. and he joins us now. dr. farmer, welcome back to the program. i would like to begin our conversation with an excerpt of an interview you and i did near the ruined airport in port-au-prince as you were about to take off for a conference in montreal to ask the government of the world to get involve...
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the u.n. refugee agency warned today of a looming catastrophe in east africa amid the worst drought since the 1950s. millions of people across kenya, somalia, ethiopia, and south sudan are endangered, and many are being forced from their homes to search for help. we have a report from rohit kachroo of independent television news. he's in a village in eastern kenya. >> reporter: more than a thousand new refugees today. as somalia inched towards famine, the population of their new home edged towards that of a large city with its own morning rush. the city has now grown its own commuter village, formed in terrible conditions by desperate people. there are more arriving all the time. but many are stuck, unable to make the final few miles to the main camp where there's a proper supply of food and water. the people who live here haven't been placed here; they've chosen to come. they've created their own community because the pressure in the main camp is so great. muslema is waiting for space there t
the u.n. refugee agency warned today of a looming catastrophe in east africa amid the worst drought since the 1950s. millions of people across kenya, somalia, ethiopia, and south sudan are endangered, and many are being forced from their homes to search for help. we have a report from rohit kachroo of independent television news. he's in a village in eastern kenya. >> reporter: more than a thousand new refugees today. as somalia inched towards famine, the population of their new home...